Annals of Oncology

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‘Electrosmog’: What is really behind the fight between Italian Ministers and the Vatican? Smoke again?
Ann Oncol 12: 727.
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Europe and euthanasia
Ann Oncol 12: 727-728.
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Not everyone is perfect: About off-patent drugs
Ann Oncol 12: 728.
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Cheap drugs? Part 6: A victory for worldwide outrage
Ann Oncol 12: 728-729.
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Pharmaceutical research projects in cancer have nearly doubled in just six years
Ann Oncol 12: 729.
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EORTC honoured at ASCO and Dr Druker at AACR: The saga of STI-571
Ann Oncol 12: 729.
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About scientific misconduct
Ann Oncol 12: 729-730.
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Awards, appointments
Ann Oncol 12: 730.
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Perhaps not everyone knows that...
Ann Oncol 12: 730-732.
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Book reviews:

R. Malafosse and B. Nordlinger

Book review
Ann Oncol 12: 732.
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C. Monnerat

Book review
Ann Oncol 12: 875.
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E. Reed

Book review
Ann Oncol 12: 876.
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Editorial:

F. Levi and C. La Vecchia

Tobacco smoking and prostate cancer: Time for an appraisal
Ann Oncol 12: 733-738.
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Reviews:

F. R. Khuri, R. S. Herbst, and F. V. Fossella

Emerging therapies in non-small-cell lung cancer
Ann Oncol 12: 739-744.
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M. W. Pedersen, M. Meltorn, L. Damstrup, and H. S. Poulsen

The type III epidermal growth factor receptor mutation: Biological significance and potential target for anti-cancer therapy
Ann Oncol 12: 745-760.
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Original articles:

G. G. Giles, G. Severi, M. R. E. McCredie, D. R. English, W. Johnson, J. L. Hopper, and P. Boyle

Smoking and prostate cancer: Findings from an Australian case-control study
Ann Oncol 12: 761-765.
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V. Gebbia, A. Testa, N. Borsellino, P. Ferrera, M. Tirrito, and S. Palmeri

Cisplatin and vinorelbine in advanced and/or metastatic adenocarcinoma of the endometrium: A new highly active chemotherapeutic regimen
Ann Oncol 12: 767-772.
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A. J. Dowling, T. Panzarella, D. S. Ernst, A. J. Neville, M. J. Moore, and I. F. Tannock

A retrospective analysis of the relationship between changes in serum PSA, palliative response and survival following systemic treatment in a Canadian randomized trial for symptomatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer
Ann Oncol 12: 773-778.
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H. H. J. Backus, J. M. G. H. van Riel, C. J. van Groeningen, W. Vos, D. F. Dukers, E. Bloemena, D. Wouters, H. M. Pinedo, and G. J. Peters

Rb, mcl-1 and p53 expression correlate with clinical outcome in patients with liver metastases from colorectal cancer
Ann Oncol 12: 779-785.
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J. W. G. van Putten, T. Kerbush, E. F. Smit, R. van Rijswijk, J. H. Beijnen, D. T. Sleijfer, and H. J. M. Groen

Dose-finding and pharmacological study of ifosfamide in combination with paclitaxel and carboplatin in resistant small-cell lung cancer
Ann Oncol 12: 787-792.
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A. Alexopoulos, C. Kouroussis, N. Malamos, S. Kakolyris, K. Kalbakis, C. Kosmas, D. Mavroudis, S. Agelaki, J. Vlachonicolis, E. Sarra, G. Rigatos, and V. Georgoulias

Docetaxel in combination with mitoxantrone and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor as front-line chemotherapy in metastatic breast cancer: A multicenter phase II study
Ann Oncol 12: 793-798.
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C. G. Ferreira, P. van der Valk, S. W. Span, J. M. Jonker, P. E. Postmus, F. A. E. Kruyt, and G. Giaccone

Assessment of IAP (inhibitor of apoptosis) proteins as predictors of response to chemotherapy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients
Ann Oncol 12: 799-805.
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P. Guitera-Rovel, J. Lumbroso, M. S. Gautier-Gougis, A. Spatz, S. Mercier, A. Margulis, G. Mamelle, F. Kolb, E. Lartigau, and M. F. Avril

Indium-III octreotide scintigraphy of Merkel cell carcinomas and their metastases
Ann Oncol 12: 807-811.
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V. Rovella, S. Carrara, S. Cogliandolo, A. Crucitti, C. Coco, P. Magistrelli, E. Lucci-Cordisco, M. Anti, G. Neri, and M. Genuardi

Familial microsatellite-stable non-polyposis colorectal cancer: Incidence and characteristics in a clinic-based population
Ann Oncol 12: 813-818.
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G. Berclaz, H. J. Altermatt, V. Rohrbach, I. Kieffer, E. Dreher, and A.-C. Andres

Estrogen dependent expression of the receptor tyrosine kinase axl in normal and malignant human breast
Ann Oncol 12: 819-824.
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G. Jerusalem, Y. Beguin, F. Najjar, R. Hustinx, M. F. Fassotte, P. Rigo, and G. Fillet

Positron emission tomography (PET) with ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose (¹⁸F-FDG) for the staging of low-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL)
Ann Oncol 12: 825-830.
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R. Hauke, B. Smir, T. Greiner, P. Bierman, S. Tarantolo, J. Anderson, B. Shaw, and J. Armitage

Clinical and pathological features of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders: Influence on survival and response to treatment
Ann Oncol 12: 831-834.
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J. Vansteenkiste, U. Gatzemeier, C. Manegold, A. Hanauske, P. Weynants, L. Bosquée, J. Blatter, K. Mansouri, and J. von Pawel

Gemcitabine plus etoposide in chemonaive extensive disease small-cell lung cancer: A multi-centre phase II study
Ann Oncol 12: 835-840.
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J. M. Ferrero, A. Ramaioli, R. Largillier, J. L. Formento, M. Francoual, F. Ettore, M. Namer, and G. Milano

Epidermal growth factor receptor expression in 780 breast cancer patients: A reappraisal of the prognostic value based on an eight-year median follow-up
Ann Oncol 12: 841-846.
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S. Oudard, A. Caty, Y. Humblet, M. Beauduin, E. Suc, M. Piccart, F. Rolland, P. Fumoleau, R. Bugat, P. Houyau, A. Monnier, X. Sun, P. Montcuquet, J. Breza, J. Novak, T. Gil, and D. Chopin

Phase II study of vinorelbine in patients with androgen-independent prostate cancer
Ann Oncol 12: 847-852.
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B. Maes, A. Anastasopoulou, J. C. Kluin-Nelemans, I. Teodorovic, R. Achten, A. Carbone, C. De Wolf-Peeters, and on behalf of the EORTC Lymphoma Group

Among diffuse large B-cell lymphomas, T-cell-rich/histiocyte-rich BCL and CD30+ anaplastic B-cell subtypes exhibit distinct clinical features
Ann Oncol 12: 853-858.
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J. Bruns, M. Elbracht, and O. Niggemeyer

Chondrosarcoma of bone: An oncological and functional follow-up study
Ann Oncol 12: 859-864.
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Clinical cases:

J. E. Kurtz, E. Andrès, S. Rohr, F. Maloisel, A. Mechine, C. Meyer, and P. Dufour

Pancreatic metastasis of alveolar soft-part sarcoma: A case report and review of the literature
Ann Oncol 12: 865-867.
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T. Delaunoit, V. Boige, J. Belloc, D. Elias, P. Lasser, P. Duvillard, and M. Ducreux

Gastric linitis adenocarcinoma and carcinomatous meningitis: An infrequent but aggressive association - report of four cases
Ann Oncol 12: 869-871.
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Letters to the editor:

J. Stebbing, M. Thomas, and M. Gore

Necrosis in melanoma metastases with treatment
Ann Oncol 12: 873-874.
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M. Stahl, W. Köster, and H. Wilke

Reaction after oxaliplatin — prevention with corticosteroids?
Ann Oncol 12: 874.
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